[trans.mute] vb trans.muted ; trans.mut.ing [ME, fr. L transmutare, fr. trans- + mutare to change--more at mutable] vt (15c) 1: to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and esp. to a higher form
2: to subject (as an element) to transmutation ~ vi: to undergo transmutation syn see transform -- trans.mut.able adj